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The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was not shown any warrant when she was arrested this week, according to court documents filed by her attorney.
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, Murray State University Cinema International is screening “Fight Like Hell: The Testimony of Mother Jones,” a one-take film where the historical figure directly addresses the camera.
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March is Women’s History Month and women throughout the Commonwealth are celebrating, including the West Kentucky Chapter of the National Organization for Women. In 2026, NOW is commemorating 60 years of working for women. And West Kentucky NOW President and Associate Professor of History, Dr. Christine Lindner joined us to share a little more of the organization’s history and what they see for the future.
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A bill passed the Kentucky House adding more voter citizenship verification, okaying more partisanship in judicial races and letting federal officeholders show up twice on the ballot.
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Bath County, Kentucky, celebrated a historic occurrence, the meat shower of 1876.
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Kentucky has been a right-to-work state for nearly a decade. But now, some Democratic state lawmakers are looking to remove the laws they argue are hurting Kentucky workers.
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The third (and final) installment of this Hollywood satire finds C-lister Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) helming an AI-written show.
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Extreme TSA lines at airports have left many passengers scrambling to rebook flights missed due to delays. But while airlines say they're helping flyers, they're not obligated to do so.
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Bloopers have usually been funny endnotes to funny movies. They peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but are seemingly fading away.
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Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage.